Tax Credit for R&D, Technological Innovation, Design and Aesthetic Conception (Credito d'imposta R&S, innovazione tecnologica, design e ideazione estetica)
Offers Italian firms tax support for innovation, technology development, design, and creative activity.
The Credito d'imposta ricerca e sviluppo, innovazione tecnologica, design e ideazione estetica is an annual tax-credit incentive administered by the Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy (MIMIT) and operationalised through the Agenzia delle Entrate and the Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) portal. It is available to all enterprises resident in Italy — including permanent establishments of…
Provides Italian enterprises with annual tax credits on eligible R&D, technological innovation, and design expenditure, at rates of 5–10% of net costs up to an annual cap of EUR 5 million depending on activity type.
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